Diwali 1925 in Olean, New York, United States Lakshmi Puja muhurat 18:45–20:06, Fri 16 Oct
Festival · times in EST
When is Diwali 1925 in Olean?
Friday 16 October
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Full panchang for Fri 16 Oct in OleanDiwali Lakshmi Puja muhurat: what time?
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:31–20:06. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:45 to 20:06.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Diwali 1925 page:
Why is Diwali on Fri 16 Oct in Olean?
Diwali · Lakshmi Puja is on Fri 16 Oct: Amavasya holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: pradosha, 17:31–20:06. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 18:45 to 20:06.
Amavasya holds all of pradosha, 17:31–20:06. Amavasya: 13:17 to 13:05 Sat.
Amavasya ended at 13:05; pradosha is Pratipada.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−5). Band: the tithi. Box: Pradosha. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
Lakshmi Puja is done in pradosha, the 3 muhurtas after sunset. Amavasya runs from 13:17 on Fri 16 Oct to 13:05 on Sat 17 Oct, so only Friday’s pradosha (17:31–20:06) falls within it. Every reading takes that day.
The rule
Kartika Amavasya (purnimanta) · Ashwina Amavasya (amanta)
Lakshmi Puja is done in pradosha, the 3 muhurtas after sunset.
- Smarta
- the evening whose pradosha Amavasya holds; when it touches both, the one it holds more of; when neither, the earlier (Nirnayasindhu).
- Dharmasindhu
- the evening whose pradosha Amavasya holds; when it touches both, the later; when neither, the earlier (Dharmasindhu).
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.